The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1887-05-19
News Of Belfast and Vicinity.

News Of Belfast and Vicinity.
Mr.. j. W. knowlton is walking boss at the pub
lie library building in this city.
There arc fifteen four-mills in Waldo county,
but they nearly all idle as but little wheat is
raised in the county. A few years ago our farmers
raised large quantities.
Mr.. +. II. Hancy will occupy the store in the
Journal block recently occupied by Gates 4 Stick
ney. The store is undergoing repairs and will be
put in first class condition.
Mr.. Ezekiel Small is building Il barn on his farm
mill at the Head of the Tide. This mill has been
kept very busy this season and is doing rushing
business.
Rev. W. II. Williams, of Houlton, who was in
Belfast last week experimenting the printing of
the proceedings of the last NJ. f. Conference was
called home suddenly Friday evening by the dad
gerous illness of his twin boys.
CHURCH NOTES. There will be the usual preach
ing at the North church next Sunday. The regular
envelope collection will he TAKEN. Rev. q. W.
jenkins preached his farewell sermon at the
Universalist church last Sunday, and that society
is now without pastor
In removing the earth in the rear of the post
Office last week. the workmen came across paved
street six inches below the surface The paving
was laid in 1888 by Mr.. Nelson Rich and Mr.. J. G.
Gates. The mail at that time was received and
sent out by a door in the rear of the building.
Granger Lombard, we must call him, now that
he is tlling his "achcrs" by the sweat of his
brow but he has not forsworn all creature com-
FORTS as the farm adjoins his cottage on the North
Shore and his boat will swing at her moorings, as
usual-when the wind does not blow. We expect
a first class item when "Jerry is harnessed to the
pillow.
| The Odd Fee ows OF Chs chg believe in bringing
up t'e cr'ld Ell that thev Mil JON The orde,
on reacn ag the legl, aoe 10 this end they have
| Gu 'r"e1's day, wren the Tide ones meet ia the
lOu@e roo n and declar, &c. The first erterta H.
ment O. the lid was given last venng by the
Dar3H.e OF Eebc.ah. The CHI i"cn acqu ted
themselves finely.
INSOLVENCY COURT. W. l.. studlev, of Belfast
| has gone into insolvency. First meeting of cred
tors was held at Court of Insolvency in this city
last wee'., and w. +. Thompson chosen assignee
second meeting of the creditors of Richard S
Frohocl, of Lncolnvillc, was held and the insol
| vent granted a discharge under the composition
act. A sccord meeting of the creditors of FreGer
lex Patterson, Of Thorndikc, is called for June 18th
| Friday City Marshal Mcdonald recei, ed a tele
gram from the Marshal at Lowell, Mass, saying
| "Watch Boston boat for two boys and arrest one
Fred Cobrrn, IL years old, brown suit, Derby hal
| and hair cut short" Mcdonald found two boys
answering the description and detained them.
The boys said thes belonged in Brools and were
going home Mcdonald tcle2raphed 10 Lowell
| and waited all day for Instructions, but as none
| came he liberated the boys.
| Mayne, the three years old son OF Dr. Hin, was
| run over by team last wecl, but fortunately was
not severely injured. The team of A. Cillcy was
hitched at the Jail and ran away. The horse went
through the door yard of DIR. Hill where the chill
drcn were at play. Little Name was Knocked
senseless. The horse turned and as it passed out
of the yard again ran over the PROSTATE boy. The
child was struck on the head and received Il great
shock to its system.
| The remains of Mr.. Shcrburnc Sleeper, accom-
panied by Mrs. Sleeper and son, arrived in Belfas
on Saturday morning. The funeral was held tho
same day at the residence of the father, Mr.. Sher
bume Sleeper, and the body placed in the rccciv
| log ,omb. Mr.. Sleeper Cied at Manila, Iowa, of in
| tcrmittcnt fever and complication of diseases
He was i'll four days. and was not considered dan
gerously ill until the day he died. The son ha,
been sick and the father was exhausted with con
slant Mrs. Sleeper will remain in Belfas
this inner, and then return west and settle VI
her Affairs after which She will probably make he
| home in Belfast
| OUR PROPOSED WATER WORKS. The contrac
| tors to build our proposed water works have no
vet put in an appearance and we informed
| that nothing has been heard from them far, be
| You'd their having sent few hydrants, which wa
many weeks ago We should say that it was TIM
for them to show some 81 gns OF activity, if we
| to have the works completed during the presen
| season. Prog. Age.
| Why not enquire of the eA Mayor, at the sign o
the chunk of water pipe, as to what "our com
pany'' proposes to do: The many who wer
promised employment last spring by the lat
! Mayor, in connection with the work, must also b.
| getting an xious.
| POLICE NOTES. Daniel Wagner a young MAJ,
was alrested last week and taken before the Po'ic
Court charged with an assault and battery OF
Reuben Hume, the Salvation Army captain. 1t i
! alles ed that Wagner and others have disturbed tn
| meetings. Thursday night when The captain wa
| locking up there was gang of BOYS ABOUT TIN
| door and some one pushed a man against the cap
| tain VINO he claimed was Wagner. The testmon,
was not sufficient to convict, but the judge CAV,
| Wagner some Who'll rsomo advice when he dis
charged him The Salvationis,s are entitled Il
| protection and an example should be made o
| some of the offenders.
| Thomas Curtis Porter whose death is RECORDED
| elsewhere, was the only of T. C.. Porter, Esq.
| of Boston, formerly OF this city; and "Clrt:s'
| had many friends among the young people o
Belfast who will learn with regret of his demise
| The deceased was associated with his father II
| the drug brokerage business in Boston, and hat
| his life been spared would soon have relieved th'
| head of the firm from cares and responsibilities
| now becoming onerous ai,er fly or more years a
| The desk. Mr.. Porter was happily married a few
| years ago and his wife survives him. The funcra
| took place May 1lth from the Unitarian church
| Framingham Centre.
| SALVATION ARMY. Major hampton, of Lewis
| ton, arrived in Belfast on Friday evening and en-
rolled the members of the Belfast division of tn,
| salvation Army. The Major was met at the depo
| by procession. All day Capt. Hulme was max
| ing preparations to receive him. The citizens con
trbuted and bought a handsome lag-an Ameri
can ensien-which was mounted on a pole an,
carried in the ranks. The procession numbere,
| from twenty five to thirty of both sexes, an,
marched to music from drum, tamborinc an,
| concertina. Hundreds were at tire depot when til,
train arrived and the streets were thronged t,
witness the parade. Major Hampton headed tn,
procession, which marched up street with song
The company went to the vestry of the Methods
church where services were held. We learn Thu,
| twenty were enrolled. The work of recruiting
Monday evening the army paraded the streets
| with music. 4 halt was made in Custom Hons,
! square where Mrs. Hume addressed the lary,
crowd assembled Then all repaired to head
/ quarters where lively meeting was held
| ANOTHER MANDAMUs CASE AGAINST THE Pc
/ LICE JUDGE. Judge Boardman, of the Polio,
Court, on Saturday refused Mr.. Mitchell IA search
and seizure warrant under sec. 40 of chapter q, O.
writing, and was refused on the ground that Their.
| was not probable cause. On Monday messenger
| was dispatched to Ellsworth to see Judge Emer,
and to obtain a writ of maGdamus to compel Judge
BOardman to answer before the adjourned session
OF the Sd Court In this city to-day. This is tn.
same section under which the Judge refused Mr.
| Bracket warrant on the ground that the statute
was unconstitutional and when 1t came before the
court said it was because the request was not made
| In writing. When Judge Emery dismissed the
case he remarked that he felt confident If person
should apply to Judge Boardman with a writer
for nut i